BARKSDALE EL

BARKSDALE EL is an elementary school of average-sized scale in PLANO, Texas, part of PLANO ISD, hosting 547 students in grades K through 5.

Within PLANO ISD, which oversees 73 schools and 46,612 students, BARKSDALE EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BARKSDALE EL records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 35% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BARKSDALE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 80.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BARKSDALE EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

The closest other public school is PREMIER H S-FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF AUTISM-PLANO, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARKSDALE EL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 547 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 31% to 35%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.